Coastal earns right to host NCAA regional on campus

After winning both the Sun Belt regular-season and tournament championships, the Coastal Carolina baseball program will host the 2018 NCAA Conway Regional on campus at Springs Brooks Stadium, it was announced Sunday night jointly by the NCAA and ESPN.

The Chanticleers (42-17) will be a national seed and the rest of the NCAA Conway Regional field will be announced at noon Monday on ESPNU. Coastal’s baseball team will host a watch party on Monday at Handley’s Pub in Carolina Forest to learn which three teams will be visiting.

The NCAA Conway Regional will be June 1-3 (an “if necessary” game is scheduled for June 4) at Springs Brooks Stadium. Members of the ticket office will be at Handley’s Monday but the ticket office will be closed Monday. The only way to purchase tickets Monday (May 28) is online at https://www.ticketreturn.com/prod2/team.asp?SponsorID=11817#.WwtUyUgvyUk. The ticket office will open again Tuesday at 8:30 am at Arcadia Hall.